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<p>News posted on the &quot;Harpsichord Mailinglist&quot; from Tilman Skowroneck that &quot;Martin Skowroneck&rsquo;s last unfinished harpsichord no. 90 will be completed by a colleague in 2016-17, and offered for sale.&nbsp; If members would be so kind to judiciously spread the word...</p>

<p>It&#39;s a nearly-five-octave (depending on transposing solutions) Franco-Flemish two-manual harpsichord which is about halfway done. ...</p>

<p>From a recent FaceBook post from <strong>Viviana Sofronitsky</strong>: This is a copy of a Streicher very similar to that used by Brahms for the last 24 years of his life. Video of the piano in action ...</p>

<p>News from <strong>Libreria Musicale Italiana</strong> of their growing collection of books soon to be offered for sale in .pdf format. &quot;The selection of texts is expanding rapidly and will soon be available more than 900 files including periodicals, monographs, proceedings of and extracts.&quot;</p>

<p>&quot;For its 13th edition, the &quot;<strong>Festival en Mars Baroque</strong>&quot; has chosen to include programming in this broad period covering, in France and in some European countries, the history of the monarchy since its glory until its fall: &quot;The king, the people. &quot;</p>

<p>The festival explores the music of the King to the Court, in the palaces and chapels, the music of the people in the neighborhoods, taverns, campaigns. It is the confrontation of these two types of music, their analogies, borrowing, their anchorages and especially their common function of apology that we invite you to the Festival Mars en Baroque, through a rich and varied set of concerts, conferences and educational interventions but also movies. ...</p>

<p>&quot;Readers of EarlyMusicNews.org may be interested to know that my new, annotated and corrected edition of <em>The Memoirs of Charlotte Papendiek (1765-1840)</em> has just been published by Pickering &amp; Chatto as part of a four-volume set of Memoirs of the Court of George III.</p>

<p>Charlotte Papendiek and her family were royal servants and friends of numerous musicians including John Christian Bach, John Peter Salomon and Haydn.&quot;</p>

<p>Participants should have experience of ensemble playing and be prepared to sight read in different clefs and/or from figured bass, as appropriate. A limited number of less advanced players can also be accommodated, by agreement. ...</p>

<p>&quot;The aim of the competition is to stimulate the youth with the present and emotional engagement of the music of the Baroque period, with particular attention to the Austrian Baroque music. Three prizes will be awarded ... &quot;</p>

<p>&quot;To commemorate the 400th anniversary of the marriage of Louis XIII and Anne of Austria In Bordeaux, Michel Laplénie directs the July workshop program of French music of the time of Louis XIII: Bouzignac Guillaume, Nicolas Formed, Etienne Moulinié, Antoine Boesset. ...</p>

<p>&quot;In May 1784, shortly after completing the two piano concertos recorded here, <strong>Mozart</strong> described them in a letter to his father as &#39;concertos which are bound to make the player sweat.&rsquo; In his correspondence he also pointed out the particular importance of the wind instruments in the two works.&nbsp; ...</p>

<p>&quot;Since its establishment in 2002 in the heart of the walled town of Monflanquin <strong>(L&#39;association &quot;Les Soirées Baroques de Monflanquin&quot;</strong>), choral singing workshop devoted to Baroque music repertoire is growing in audience with undeniable success.</p>

<p>The presence at our side soloists from the baroque orchestra &quot;Les Passions&quot; of Montauban gave us the desire to expand the demonstration of some friendly concerts and high quality.&quot; (Google Translate).</p>

<p>A reminder of the very popular Boston Early Music Festival (BEMF). If you are considering attending some of the main events, you may consider purchasing your tickets ahead of the rush.</p>

<p>&quot;Don&rsquo;t miss a <a href="http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/festOpera.htm"><strong>once-in-a-lifetime celebration</strong></a> of Monteverdi with staged productions of his three survivng operas: <em>Ulisse</em>,<em> Poppea, </em>and<em> Orfeo</em>. Artistic Directors Paul O&rsquo;Dette and Stephen Stubbs, Opera Director Gilbert Blin, and Orchestra Director Robert Mealy bring these iconic works to life with an all-star cast of singers and instrumentalists!</p>

<p>Tickets are <a href="https://www.bemf.org/orderfms/orderform_festival.htm"><strong>ON SALE NOW</strong></a>! Subscribe to four or more different programs among the six performances of <a href="http://www.bemf.org/pages/fest/festOpera.htm"><strong>The Monteverdi Trilogy</strong></a> and the 16 Festival Concerts and <strong>save 10%</strong>! ...</p>

Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:18:36 +0000http://www.earlymusicnews.org/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=1963&title=us-boston-early-music-festival-bemf-7-14-jun-2015(ES) 4th International Academy Of Early Spanish Dance And Music And Flamenco (9-16 July 2015)http://www.earlymusicnews.org/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=1961&title=es-4th-international-academy-of-early-spanish-dance-and-music-and-flamenco-9-16-july-2015

<p>&quot;The <strong><em>Ensemble Donaïres</em></strong> <em>4rth</em> <em>International Academy of Early Spanish Dance and Music and Flamenco</em> at Roquetas de Mar proposes workshops with <strong>Ana Yepes</strong> on two early dance styles: Spanish xviith century dance and French Baroque dance in a Spanish style. This year we also propose two new workshops: Flamenco dance classes with <strong>Carmen Rubí </strong>and music classes to play for the dance, for instrument players or singers, with <strong>Ignacio Yepes</strong> and <strong>Gerardo Arriaga</strong>. ...&quot;</p>

<p><em>(From a recent Musica Impulse Centre for Music newsletter)</em></p>

<p>&quot;In 2015 the theme of the Laus Polyphoniae festival will be Petrus Alamire. In honour of the occasion, the International Young Artist&rsquo;s Presentation will be renamed the International Petrus Alamire Lab. The focus will be placed on the musical oeuvre brought together by Petrus Alamire in the numerous manuscripts he created. ...</p>

<p>&quot;A celebration of more than a millennium of music, through concerts, events, and happenings taking place simultaneously across Europe, the REMA European Day of Early Music is an official day for early music and a focal point for the promotion of the historical musical heritage in Europe. The first edition in 2013 took place under the patronage of Mrs Androulla Vassiliou, member of the European Commission, while the second edition in 2014 was supported by UNESCO. ...</p>

<p><em>MYSTICISM FROM THE MIDDLE AGES TO THE RENAISSANCE<br />
700th anniversary of the death of Raymond Lully (1232-1315/16)<br />
500th anniversary of the birth of St. Teresa of Avila (1515-1582)</em></p>

<p><span style="font-size:10pt">&quot;The academic dimension of <a href="http://www.capelladeministrers.es/index.php/en/" target="_blank">Capella de Ministrers</a> is condensed with the realization of <em>Early Music Morella</em>. From tradition to cult music, combining musical practice with theory is created the International Course on Medieval and Renaissance Music Early Music Morella. A specialized course in the repertoire of the 10th to 16th centuries, in order to alleviate the shortage of specialized studies in this particular repertoire. ... </span></p>

<p>&quot;Have you ever dreamt of playing in front of the King&rsquo;s throne? Or in the Queen&rsquo;s chambers? Hosted by the Oporto college of music (ESMAE) in collaboration with its Lisbon counterpart (ESML), the XII International Early Music Course ESMAE/ESML will take place in the beautiful National Palace in Mafra, Portugal. This magnificent monument, the greatest exponent of Portuguese baroque architecture, will host five days entirely devoted to music from the 16th to the 18th century. ...</p>

<p>1000&#39;s of musicians in <strong>dozens of countries around the world</strong> will offer his music to the public as a gift and as an invitation to further explore classical music.</p>

<p><em>Bach in the Subways</em> is an <strong>INTERNATIONAL</strong> movement founded by cellist Dale Henderson to sow the seeds for future generations of classical music lovers by generating public interest and excitement for the art form. Every year on March 21, Johann Sebastian Bach&rsquo;s birthday, musicians around the world celebrate Bach in the Subways Day by ...</p>

Tue, 03 Feb 2015 14:34:58 +0000http://www.earlymusicnews.org/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=1952&title=us-bach-in-the-subways-update(UK) London Festival of Baroque Music (LFBM) 2015 ~ Bookings Open (25 April and 15-19 May 2015)http://www.earlymusicnews.org/index.php?module=news&type=user&func=display&sid=1950&title=uk-london-festival-of-baroque-music-lfbm-2015-bookings-open-25-april-and-15-19-may-2015

<p><em>(From a recent newsletter item from the LFBM -- formerly the &quot;Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music&quot;)</em></p>

<p>The box office is open to take your calls or book online via our website ...&nbsp;</p>

<p>&quot;<strong>Welcome to the London Festival of Baroque Music!</strong></p>

<p>Those of you who have been with us in our previous guise as the Lufthansa Festival of Baroque Music will know that we value our programming themes highly, and it is with pride that we offer in our inaugural year a celebration of the feminine presence in Baroque music. It&rsquo;s quite a subject and, as you&rsquo;ll see in our programme, it has enabled us to invite our usual array of the world&rsquo;s finest Baroque performers. ...</p>